CM Announcement Honouring the Good, the Bad, and the oddballs: Casinomeister Awards 2025

[maxd]

"As January rolls past, the season to shine the spotlight on the good, the bad, and everything in between in the industry kicks off, too. Yes, you know what we’re talking about — it’s the Casinomeister Awards.

This year, we rolled out the carpet for 13 winners, and in what follows, we’ll reveal who really triumphed and who, well, let us all down."

Casinomeister Awards 2025: Best and Worst in iGaming

 

[SYPlayer95]

Is this article not finished yet? I haven't counted 13 winners?

 

[maxd]

Ouch! Good catch. It’s all done, just seems they forgot to include everything, or maybe I used the wrong link. Looking ...

OK, the proper link is there now. (whew!)

- Max

 

[conker]

Congratulations to the winners!

Top effort @3Dice, well deserved Casino of the Year Award. Top marks to @L&L-Jan, recognition for what a great job he does at the forum. Great to see a new entrant cutting through with @Slots Temple

And who could forget the Gambling Event at a Nudist Camp - what a great 24 hours that was!

 

[Downsman]

Congrats winners, and especially @Slots Temple, hope you go on to even better things in 2026!

 

[Mark_Lottomart]

Congrats to the winners, including @L&L-Jan - you git.

 

[Webzcas]

Congratulations to all winners and those with honourable mentions!

 

[dunover]

Well done the winners!

3Dice, well worthy, congrats to SlotsTemple who are a breath of fresh air for UK players and Jan of course!

Perhaps the winners can have a nude party at FlashDash casino

 

[Flyer187]

Congrats to Jan, the L&L crew, and all the other winners!!

 

[lockinlove]

DEL ORO casino. Oh god.

I was the forum member they tried to hire to be their rep. They knew I worked with other casinos in the past so figured I knew my stuff. Plus they saw I was well known around here so likely figured they could use me to get on casinomesiter good side. ( I didnt think this at the time though. Only after everything happened)

I seriously thought for a little bit there was a language barrier and them not familiar with the casino industry. Sort of like a doctor owning a casino. They dont know much so i was willing to take it on.

I gave them a list of strict guidelines they had to agree to in order for me to take on the job. They agreed to everything.

Within 12 hours they broke numerous of my guidelines. Not just small ones. The top 3 most important guidelines. One of them being I deal with player complaints and issues and they are no longer allowed to post on the forums. Only I could do that. I was to be given full responsibility and they can not interfere. Again, they agreed and seemed excited.

What did they do not long after?

They posted on the forum. They contacted the player they were having an issue with. Made him sign a NDA and then told me it was solved and they paid the player the amount. All against my guideliness and our agreement of employment.

I had to find out through Max they did not pay the player the full amount. it was much less and when I confronted the casino, they told me they cant discuss it with me because of the NDA signed.

Easily one of the most shady, dishonest casino groups ever.

I laid into them pretty good and told them I am not helping or interested in the job.

12 hours they lasted with me. 12. And the only reason it was that long? It was night time and I slept for 8 hours.

Oh and after an investigation on Ask gamblers, they were found guilty of sexual harrassment of female players.

 

[incrediblestuff]

Great read, @maxd

Big congrats indeed, to @3Dice where i have been playing happily for over 15 yrs now (iirc), and consider the crew like family - aside from the great support, promotions, loyalty program and games, it's the only Casino where i ever made some great IRL friends - which of course is amazing!

With Anna at the helm, i see many awards yet to come in the following years, no doubt

Also big props to @L&L-Jan - a legend in his own right: i have dealt with him only through the forum here, and some off-site interactions, and i know he goes above and beyond! All the brands he represents i can't play at (yet), unfortunately -because i'd sign up in a heartbeat..

Not only based on my own experience, but i couldn't even miss all the great hints about his various efforts, if i tried -since the forum is literally overflowing with lauding threads in his honor

Get a Dutch license, you git!

Also congrats to @paul7388 !! Been reading the bloke's posts for many years, and aside from some healthy humor, he's a very fair soul, from what i can tell, and also honest and helpful - allegedly!
Stick around for many more mate!

Also props to Kevin from Slotstemple for making an effort, obviously successful! Welcome Hollywoodbets, and also big props to all runner ups! Specifically @Mark_Lottomart for Casino Rep, since i've only ever had good dealings with him, from way back when he was still at 32Red, and also on the forums thereafter: i bet it was extremely close with @L&L-Jan , as per usual - you could just switch the trophy around between the two of you's each year, why dontcha!

Also had a good laugh in the Nudist thread, and many others: CM fam luckily has a good dose of humor (of all sorts) which makes for fun reading, and keeps things on a lighter note (often necessary with Gambling -and all the 'emotional damage'...

Many interesting threads, great comps, and good vibes all around! Let's keep it going <3
Totally missed the BetMGM thread btw - got some reading to do! Great work at the PAB team, as per usual!

 

[3Dice]

Thank you so much to all the Casinomeister Team and to all the forum members for this award, and a big congratulations to all the winners!

It was truly a pleasant surprise, especially given the number of long-standing, high-quality accredited casinos here, so this means a great deal to all of us at 3Dice.

We will be displaying it proudly alongside our other Casinomeister awards – and we will absolutely try to win again next year

 

[dunover]

Thank you so much to all the Casinomeister Team and to all the forum members for this award, and a big congratulations to all the winners!

It was truly a pleasant surprise, especially given the number of long-standing, high-quality accredited casinos here, so this means a great deal to all of us at 3Dice.

We will be displaying it proudly alongside our other Casinomeister awards – and we will absolutely try to win again next year

You're welcome, also worth pointing out your first award was in 2008 so a 17-year span which I believe is unrivalled!

 

[3Dice]

If I am not mistaken, and if my memory serves, our very first award was actually Best New Casino in 2007

 

[dunover]

If I am not mistaken, and if my memory serves, our very first award was actually Best New Casino in 2007

Ah, I was going by your footer which doesn't show 2007!

It also doesn't show your 2024 one you won, so maybe you should boast of them too by updating your account lol...

 

[SYPlayer95]

DEL ORO casino. Oh god.

I was the forum member they tried to hire to be their rep. They knew I worked with other casinos in the past so figured I knew my stuff. Plus they saw I was well known around here so likely figured they could use me to get on casinomesiter good side. ( I didnt think this at the time though. Only after everything happened)

I seriously thought for a little bit there was a language barrier and them not familiar with the casino industry. Sort of like a doctor owning a casino. They dont know much so i was willing to take it on.

I gave them a list of strict guidelines they had to agree to in order for me to take on the job. They agreed to everything.

Within 12 hours they broke numerous of my guidelines. Not just small ones. The top 3 most important guidelines. One of them being I deal with player complaints and issues and they are no longer allowed to post on the forums. Only I could do that. I was to be given full responsibility and they can not interfere. Again, they agreed and seemed excited.

What did they do not long after?

They posted on the forum. They contacted the player they were having an issue with. Made him sign a NDA and then told me it was solved and they paid the player the amount. All against my guideliness and our agreement of employment.

I had to find out through Max they did not pay the player the full amount. it was much less and when I confronted the casino, they told me they cant discuss it with me because of the NDA signed.

Easily one of the most shady, dishonest casino groups ever.

I laid into them pretty good and told them I am not helping or interested in the job.

12 hours they lasted with me. 12. And the only reason it was that long? It was night time and I slept for 8 hours.

Oh and after an investigation on Ask gamblers, they were found guilty of sexual harrassment of female players.

Yes, this was me.

I featured in last years awards with two consecutive 4 figures wins from AllBritishCasino where processed pretty instantly.

What a contrast this year.

 

[L&L-Jan]

Thank you so much to all the Casinomeister Team and to all the forum members for this award, and a big congratulations to all the winners!

It was truly a pleasant surprise, especially given the number of long-standing, high-quality accredited casinos here, so this means a great deal to all of us at 3Dice.

We will be displaying it proudly alongside our other Casinomeister awards – and we will absolutely try to win again next year

Congratulations guys!

@Slots Temple you too, all thanks to my mention btw. Just create and account for and top it up please.

@paul7388 you too mate!

But still.... “And after 13-ish years on CM, I thought I’ve seen it all!” - HAHAHA!

 

[dunover]

Just FYI @3Dice Anna has updated her signature to include all the awards. Apparently the signature space wouldn't fit them all in so some adjustments had to be made behind the scenes to the accredited reps' signature permissions.

 

[Jono777]

Big shout out and congratz to all winners, well deserved

 

[L&L-Jan]

Big shout out and congratz to all winners, well deserved

ez game, look at previous awards

 

[greylady]

Well done to everyone

 

[Jono777]

ez game, look at previous awards

Defo mate.

I also have an idea(s) which may (or may not ) help out your promotions department after this crappy new UKGC wagering rule came in to play.....

 

[dunover]

Defo mate.

I also have an idea(s) which may (or may not ) help out your promotions department after this crappy new UKGC wagering rule came in to play.....

Yes, reduce the WR contribution of the games by 75% to make it 40x again....

 

[Mark_Lottomart]

Yes, reduce the WR contribution of the games by 75% to make it 40x again....

Hold on…

 

[L&L-Jan]

Yes, reduce the WR contribution of the games by 75% to make it 40x again....

I did consider this yes. But after some chats: fine for experienced gamblers. Unclear for unknowns to gambling online. So we kept it simple and understandable.

 

[Jono777]

Yes, reduce the WR contribution of the games by 75% to make it 40x again....

Not even close mate

 

[geordiecolin]

Is this article not finished yet? I haven't counted 13 winners?

One of the winners went off to the Desert Orgy and hasn't been seen since

 

[Slots Temple]

If I am not mistaken, and if my memory serves, our very first award was actually Best New Casino in 2007

Many congrats @3Dice . Hopefully we can emulate some of your success journey over the next 18 years now we have just won the Best New Casino award!

Plus a big thank you to the mods, players and reps who supported Slots Temple winning awards this year. We very much appreciate the support and are keen to keep engaging & contributing to the CM forum.

There's definitely challenging times ahead in the UK but we remain determined to continue to deliver everything that Slots Temple is about (highest RTPs, Free Daily Tournaments etc)

 

[dunover]

Many congrats @3Dice . Hopefully we can emulate some of your success journey over the next 18 years now we have just won the Best New Casino award!

Plus a big thank you to the mods, players and reps who supported Slots Temple winning awards this year. We very much appreciate the support and are keen to keep engaging & contributing to the CM forum.

There's definitely challenging times ahead in the UK but we remain determined to continue to deliver everything that Slots Temple is about (highest RTPs, Free Daily Tournaments etc)

It was a very close run thing. We had three casinos right up there vying for the Blue Riband award CoTY!

To get into the contest in just your first year here was a great achievement!

 

[paul7388]

WTG to all the winning casinos and all other nominated casinos. May you all continue to thrive and stay around for years.

And see i got an award. Thanks tho sure there were many more deserving members but I'll take it anyway lol.

 

[conker]

WTG to all the winning casinos and all other nominated casinos. May you all continue to thrive and stay around for years.

And see i got an award. Thanks tho sure there were many more deserving members but I'll take it anyway lol.

Enjoy the trappings of a CM awards winner while it lasts. You should get an invite to the Elton John after party fairly soon. Then off for a cruise around the bay in Lady Gaga's super-yacht tomorrow. Make sure you don't let all that success go to your head and remember the little people that helped you get there.

 

[L&L-Jan]

WTG to all the winning casinos and all other nominated casinos. May you all continue to thrive and stay around for years.

And see i got an award. Thanks tho sure there were many more deserving members but I'll take it anyway lol.

Paleo Meister mate, means your posts have more value! Keep it up!

 

[dunover]

Next year the Fall From Grace Award is being renamed the Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Award.

 

[satchnz]

Next year the Fall From Grace Award is being renamed the Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Award.

That will go well with his fall from in Virginia award…